Category Archives: Canada

Canada's Trumps say they're not impressed with the Donald
There is a small, quiet colony of Trumps living in Canada, and some say they’re not impressed with the famous Donald that shares their name. Stephen Trump, a property manager in Toronto, said he...
Aug 11, 2016

Pikachu go home: Alberta lawsuit says unwelcome visitors an invasion of privacy
CALGARY - Thanks to her kids and grandkids, Barbra-Lyn Schaeffer is fully aware of the Pokemon Go phenomena. But when it comes to her home in Torrington, Alta., she just wants the Pokemon players to g...
Aug 11, 2016

'Nothing can stop her:' paralyzed Edmonton tot a whiz in homemade wheelchair
EDMONTON - Evelyn Moore isn’t the fastest kid on the racetrack, but she’s by far the tiniest. At 13-months old, the paralyzed toddler skilfully wheels her homemade wheelchair around the si...
Aug 11, 2016
Parkas might have helped Neanderthals avoid extinction, university study
VANCOUVER - Neanderthals may have been doomed to extinction because they didn’t make fur parkas or tailor their clothing to fit the frigid climate, says a new study from an expert at Simon Frase...
Aug 11, 2016

Student group takes over a corner store to protest nutrition taxes and warnings
TORONTO - The chocolate bar wrapper bears an ominous message. “Chocolate seriously increases your risk of obesity. Chocolate may kill you!” it reads in black letters on a bright yellow bac...
Aug 11, 2016

Whale watchers witness battle of behemoths in waters off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A whale watching association says a battle between some of the largest creatures in the seas off the coast of British Columbia appeared to end with the human equivalent of fist waving and ...
Aug 11, 2016
Spike in drug-impaired driving could follow pot legalization: documents
OTTAWA - Before proceeding with its pot-legalization agenda next spring, the Liberal government is promising to tackle the issue of drug-impaired driving, which bureaucrats say could spike considerabl...
Aug 11, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Aug. 11
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- TERROR SUSPECT KILLED IN ONTARIO Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Str...
Aug 11, 2016

Suspect dead after RCMP confront terror threat in Strathroy, Ont.: source
OTTAWA - Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was killed in a confrontation with police in the southern Ontario town of Strathroy, The Canadian Press has learned. Driver, originally from Winnipeg and in his...
Aug 10, 2016

Terrorism suspect Aaron Driver was subject of peace bond; aroused suspicions
WINNIPEG - Last year, federal authorities were so suspicious Aaron Driver might have ties to a terrorist group that he bounced in and out of jails and courtrooms for months, all without any actual cha...
Aug 10, 2016